CALL COLONEL HAMILTON 157 A STRUGGLE 158 “HE KNOWS EVERYTHING” 159 JANUARY 17 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, THE AMERICAN SOCRATES OUR COUNTRY, _Benjamin Franklin_ 164 THE WHISTLE, _Benjamin Franklin_ 165 THE CANDLE-MAKER’S BOY 166 THE BOY OF THE PRINTING PRESS 167 THE THREE ROLLS 168 STANDING BEFORE KINGS 169 THE WONDERFUL KITE EXPERIMENT 170 THE RISING SUN 171 TO MY FRIEND, _Benjamin Franklin_ 172 FEBRUARY 12 ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR OH, SLOW TO SMITE AND SWIFT TO SPARE, _William Cullen Bryant_ 174 THE CABIN IN THE CLEARING 175 HOW HE LEARNED TO BE JUST 176 OFF TO NEW ORLEANS 177 THE KINDNESS OF LINCOLN 178 The Little Birds Rescuing the Pig Opening Their Eyes LINCOLN AND THE CHILDREN 181 Hurrah for Lincoln! Only Eight of Us, Sir He’s Beautiful! Please Let Your Beard Grow Three Little Girls THE PRESIDENT AND THE BIBLE 183 WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN SPEAK 185 GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, _Abraham Lincoln_ 186 FEBRUARY 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY LINCOLN ON WASHINGTON’S BIRTHDAY 190 THE BOY IN THE VALLEY 191 WASHINGTON’S MOTHER, _George Washington Parke Custis_ 194 WASHINGTON’S WEDDING DAY, _Henry Cabot Lodge_ 197 WASHINGTON AND THE CHILDREN, _Grace Greenwood_ 197 THE LITTLE GIRL AND THE RED COATS, _Wayne Whipple_ 200 NELLIE AND LITTLE WASHINGTON, _Harriet Taylor Upton_ 200 SEEING THE PRESIDENT, _George Washington Parke Custis_ 203 NELSON THE HERO, _George Washington Parke Custis_ 204 CARING FOR THE GUEST, _Elkanah Watson_ 205 THOUGHTFUL OF OTHERS 206 THE CINCINNATUS OF THE WEST 206 BROTHER JONATHAN 208 THE BLOODY FOOTPRINTS, _George Washington Parke Custis_ 210